Product Information
What is Graylog?
Graylog is a powerful Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that offers a robust log analysis platform, simplifying the collection, search, analysis, and alerting of all types of machine-generated data. It is specifically designed to capture data from diverse sources, enabling you to centralize, secure, and monitor log data efficiently. Graylog can perform a wide range of cybersecurity functions, such as:
Data aggregation
Security data analysis (reporting and dashboards)
Correlation and security event monitoring
Forensic analysis
Incident detection and response
Real-time incident response or alert console
Threat intelligence
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
IT compliance management
Each Graylog product delivers powerful features tailored to different needs and scales. Whether self-managed or in the cloud, there’s a solution for every organization focused on keeping log data secure, accessible, and actionable.
**Graylog Open** is the free, open-source version of Graylog software, offering core centralized log management capabilities for collecting, enriching, storing, and analyzing data from various sources. We champion software accessibility and inclusivity, which is why Graylog Open is built on community engagement, ensuring continuous enhancement and community-driven innovation under the influence of open-source contributors.
**Graylog Enterprise** includes two license categories (Graylog Enterprise and Graylog Security). This product caters to a variety of organizations and use cases, offering self-managed or cloud options. Graylog Enterprise provides all the features of Graylog Open, plus additional advanced functionalities essential for managing complex IT infrastructures, along with access to Graylog’s enterprise support team. A valid enterprise license is required to use this product.
**Graylog Security**, part of the Graylog Enterprise product line, delivers a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity-centric tools designed for Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR). A separate license is required for Graylog Security.
**Graylog Cloud**, available alongside Graylog Enterprise and Security, offers the perfect experience for those who appreciate the convenience and scalability of cloud-based log management. Graylog Cloud provides a fully managed cloud service that reduces operational overhead, enables rapid deployment, and ensures seamless updates for an efficient logging solution, along with a highly secure platform to protect your critical log data.
**Graylog API Security** is designed to safeguard your critical APIs by providing deep visibility into API usage and activity. It offers robust threat detection to identify potential API abuse and detailed logging to help understand API interactions and data flows.
**Graylog Illuminate** is a content collection that includes pipelines, parsing rules, lookup tables, and more, enriching and standardizing your log data.
How to use Graylog?
Graylog is a powerful security information and event management (SIEM) solution and log analysis platform designed to simplify the collection, search, analysis, and alerting of machine-generated data, helping organizations detect, investigate, and respond to threats.
Core Functions of Graylog
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Logging
Data analysis
Security Monitoring
Incident Management
Usage Scenarios of Graylog
- Centralize, secure, and monitor log data from various sources.
- Perform cybersecurity functions such as data aggregation and security data analysis.
- Conduct correlation and security event monitoring, as well as forensic analysis.
- Implement event detection and response, along with real-time event response or alerts.
- Provide threat intelligence and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).
- Protect critical APIs, offering deep visibility into API usage and activity.
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